Travelin' Soldier

Photo taken by a volunteer at Ft. Jackson

6 weeks down, 4 to go!

We've gotten more letters from Carey. Surprisingly he has been a good pen pal. He reports that he has been freezing his tail off and misses my cooking and Sawyer's smiles. I try to help with the smile bit by sending lots of photos but can't help with the cooking. I found two facebook pages with information on his until and found this photo in Delta Co's album. Apparently they are on a no pictures hold so this is from early-mid March, but there's our soldier!

He is disappointed in the vigor of the Army PT. Apparently it used to be much more intense and has been scaled back. His crossfit training has set him up well but he reports that others in his unit have been struggling.

They are almost through the white phase of training. The first was red and was mostly classroom with some physical team building. The white phase has been a lot of shooting (which he loves) and some first aid.

There is another website: www.basictrainingphotos.com that gives other photos but they are copyrighted and I couldn't bring them to the blog. If you're interested, his company is D113 and I've found 3 pictures of him there.

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All (S)He Wants to Do is Dance

Sawyer has shown an interest in music and dancing and gets really excited when one or the other is happening. Our friend Derrell (after whom Sawyer is named) was over the other night and they were dancing on the changing table. I only caught the tail end on video but the way he's laughing at the beginning of the video was the way he was squealing for a good 5 minutes. It was so cute to watch.

Fun, Fun, Fun

I apologize for the bad resolution of the pictures, but sometimes my phone is more handy than the camera. We've been working hard on tummy time and Sawyer's muscle control. He's been wiggling like crazy. Most days he only lasts 2-3 minutes on his belly but this particular day he was having a grand time. He's really holding his head up well! Airplane Baby

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

SNOW DAY! We had a cold snowy day two weeks ago. It was cold and rainy with flurries intermixed all day long. We snuggled on the couch and watched movies and I studied for a midterm but by late afternoon the snow was coming down a lot! We got an inch or so in less than 30 minutes. By the time we got our act together it was too dark for outside pictures but as soon as everyone was up Sunday morning we got dressed and went outside to document Sawyer's first snow day. This bear outfit was a hand-me-down from our friends the W's. Their son was born in June so he never wore it. Sawyer looked precious bundled up in it for our pictures. He didn't much like being outside. It was COLD and BRIGHT! Hopefully that trend won't continue. We want him to love the outdoors as much as we do!

A Case of Opposites

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